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Phoebe, Andy and Polly share £270 Phoebe gets three times as much as Andy who gets twice as much as Polly Work out how much they each get.
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Phoebe, Andy and Polly share £270

Phoebe gets three times as much as Andy who gets twice as much as Polly
Work out how much they each get.

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Ans : Let Polly be x, Hence Andy = 2x. Then Pheobe = 6x [ie 3*(2x)] Therefore, 6x + 2x + x = 27o Result x = 30 Pheobe gets 6x = 6*30 = 180 Andy gets 2x = 2*30 = 60 Polly gets x = 30 Total = 270
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